[Secession and Reaction. On International Law's Regulation of the Process of Secession.]

Scotland, Catalonia, Québec – in many areas of the world, people are striving to establish their own independent states. What stance does international law take on this contentious issue? According to traditional understanding, none: it remains neutral. Kevin Grimmeiß analyses whether this remarkable proposition is still true today.

Scotland, Catalonia, Québec – in many areas of the world, people are striving to establish their own independent states. What stance does international law take on this contentious issue? According to traditional understanding, none: it remains neutral. Kevin Grimmeiß analyses whether this remarkable proposition is still true today.

Scotland, Catalonia, Québec – in many areas of the world, people are striving to establish their own independent states. What stance does international law take on this contentious issue? According to traditional understanding, none: it remains neutral. Kevin Grimmeiß analyses whether this remarkable proposition is still true today.